| Puffskein
Join Date: Dec 2019
Posts: 1,630
Hogwarts RPG Name:
Jocelyn Bryce
First Year
Diagon Alley Proprietor:
Camilo Aguilar
Quality Quidditch Supplies
Diagon Alley Employee:
Tabatha Krauss
Janus Galloglass |  books and cleverness | i like you a latte
Text Cut: Great answers! Text Cut: Ashley Quote:
Originally Posted by astrocat  See, the reason Ash couldn't be a QUidditch player was not her flying ability. She was well above average. She was just, very afraid of bludgers. So naturally, when the teacher said 'why would you need to dive', her mind went the immediately. "Ummm... if someone hit a bludger at you, or if they were trying to physically run into you, you would need to dodge it." Imagine someone trying to kill you like usual, but in THE AIR. Scary. “Yes, diving is one way to dodge a Bludger or a physical attack. You would want to dive a short distance and then pull up to return to playing height,” he commented. Though he was usually the one knocking the Bludger at people, not dodging it. Text Cut: Dahlia Quote:
Originally Posted by Kolyander Lia grinned widely. Wicked! Knowing the pool of water was there for that very reason may have took the edge of broom 'Diving' in the air a little bit. Getting wet didn't faze her in the least. Not that she wanted to fall off her broom or anything like that.
"Well you could dive in order to catch something? Like the snitch during a Quidditch match," she answered, her hand raised in the air. It wasn't something she herself personally had ever done while playing with parents and siblings for fun but she had watched a few of them do so. Honestly she couldn't wait to give it a try herself! It looked like that scary sort of fun that gave you a super quick adrenaline rush. “Good. Seekers often dive to catch the Golden Snitch if it is sighted near the ground,” Aguilar agreed. Hence, seekers have to master this manoeuvre to do their job well. Text Cut: Gemma Quote:
Originally Posted by Bazinga Was she inwardly sighing when the class started and he jumped right into diving. She really didn't want to do any diving. She just wanted to go fly around and look at the clouds and the birds. You could watch birds so much easier in the air, but she certainly rather do it on the ground.
Staying where she was Gemma listened to the answers start and she wasn't shocked it was all quidditch. Quidditch, quidditch, quidditch, was that all people ever thought about? She was glad she wasn't all that into it and didn't care about teams or the obsession of the sport.
Lifting her hand she waited for the professor to call on her, "If you are flying to a destination you might dive to head back to the ground if it is a quick down before you land." With floo and apparation she didn't really understand why people would even use a broom, but she hoped her answer wasn't bad. Answers related to broom transportation were also accepted, so that those who did not follow Quidditch could still participate. “Definitely. Can’t land quickly without diving,” he nodded. Text Cut: Quinn Quote:
Originally Posted by NiallNIP Quinn felt really good to be surrounded by his friends. He gave a wave to Eden as she sat, and then Atlas came and eagerly sat next to him as well. Both of them gave him the warm fuzzies. "Hey, Atlas! Oh, and, um..." Quinn gestured to Eden, "this is Eden. Eden, this is Atlas." Quinn hoped they would get along well. Quinn smiled a bit awkwardly at Atlas's description. He knew he was just trying to get Quinn excited, and Quinn did like rollercoasters, but... he liked his rollercoasters with the lap bar. "Sounds... exhilerating..!"
Quinn turned his attention back to Professor Aguilar. "Well, if you were flying somewhere and something were to get in your way—like, uh, a bludger in Quidditch or some birds in the sky—you would have to dive pretty quickly." “Yep, you don’t want to be knocked off your broom by a Bludger or birds.” Good job coming up with two examples, one related to Quidditch and another about daily life. Though in very rare occasions you could also come across birds in Quidditch matches … Text Cut: Valencia Quote:
Originally Posted by LilFox06 Valencia was going to say birds when someone beat her too it. She thought for another moment. "If you're using it for travel, you may be in a place with trees you may quickly need to avoid."
Of course, she couldn't imagine using a broom for travel. Cars existed. (Not that she'd mention anything muggle right now). And there was also aparation and floo. There were certainly a lot of things one could encounter while traveling on a broom. “Yes. Alternatively, you could perform ‘weaving’ and make a quick turn during flight.” Which might work better, because you don’t want to dive and hit the tree trunks. Text Cut: Claudine Quote:
Originally Posted by FearlessLeader19 Little did Claudine know that the ex best friend was thinking along the same line as her in terms of Aguilar’s exotic, sizzling looks. Such a nice face it was to look at. What a side profile to look at  Ahem. Right. She shouldn’t daydream. Instead, there was another friend beside her now. Hi again, Fiona. Naturally, the two had seen each other many times the entire day. As for Heath… she pretended not to see him though she didn’t really want to. Then again, she had suggested they stay away from each other for now because of the whole blood status issue. It was a decision she was starting to regret.
Thankfully, the lesson was starting. This meant a welcome distraction as well as finding out what the lesson would entail. Ah, diving. The Snakette listened to some of her peers’ answers in amusement. Birds, like Quinn had mentioned, was the first thing that had come to mind. Her Hand went up a moment later. “If you dropped something fragile, like glass mugs, and you really don’t want them to break then a dive would be useful.” Her answer made him imagine someone casually sipping tea while flying, then dropping the mug and diving to retrieve it. Not the best situation to be in! But it was indeed a possible reason to dive. “Good, and you would have to dive at a faster speed than the falling object.” So, VERY fast. Text Cut: Violet Quote:
Originally Posted by MadAlice Violet looked up as she heard the teacher call out to her. Drat, she had probably been rude to him by just walking by. She didn't mean to, she just felt so clumsy and stupid when she flew and she hated to feel that way in front of others. And as she looked back, wondering if it was too late to greet him, she was suddenly struck still in her tracks. Wow, the man was really good looking--like, really, really good looking! She couldn't believe she hadn't noticed it before.
And while she was standing there thinking that, he started the class and it was too late, and--gosh, even his voice was good looking. Maybe Flying wouldn't be so bad after all this term.
Violet felt she needed to make up for her surly entrance right away by saying something. "If you were flying and ran into turbulent weather, you might need to dive down out of it." She really hoped that didn't sound too stupid. “Weather conditions can certainly affect the way we fly, and we should always watch out for turbulent weather. Excellent answer,” he nodded. At this point, he could not remember who greeted him and who didn’t, so no worries, Violet! Text Cut: Bernadette Quote:
Originally Posted by BanaBatGirl Bernie couldn't help the faint pinkness that spread on her cheeks from Aguilar's greeting; he had such a cute little wave. But if anyone asked, she'd just be like...it's cold outside, with a faint wind.... or some other lame excuse.
Her first thought about diving? Why would you be traveling by broom when they are so many easier methods of transportation? Her second thought? You dropped something you were traveling with and had to go pick it up. Her third thought? You have to duck to avoid something. But she didn't want to repeat anyone's answer, so her mouth tightened into a thin hard line as she thought up a different response.
"Maybe you're in an exhibition flying match demo thingy," Bernie offered after a long think, "so you're showing off a new broom with.... great brakes, or something, and you wanna do a woooooo." She made a whistling sound and drew a tornado-like looooooop-de-looop spiral in the air with her finger.
Yeah, great answer, Grantham. That was sure to impress the adorable professor. Broom development? That was his area of expertise. “Yes, diving can show a broom’s speed, precision and stability. It would be more of a … woooooo.” He drew a sharp plummeting motion with his finger. What she did was a loop-the-loop, which was rather different. Text Cut: Cecelia Quote:
Originally Posted by TakemetotheBurrow Diving? Cece’s face lit up. Diving was the best! The thrill of it, the wind in your hair, the little somersault your stomach did. She was a fan, okay? And with this in mind, she came up with her answer. ”Maybe you just want to have a bit of fun while you’re flying to wherever you’re flying.” No one said traveling by broom had to be boring.
Aguilar laughed - a great answer! “Sure, as long as you make sure you are not seen by Muggles.”
Wait. He was treading on dangerous ground, wasn’t he? He paused for a moment, then decided to just … move on … Text Cut: Faye Quote:
Originally Posted by SweetPeea Class had begun and Faye was very attentively honed in on the Professor immediately as he addressed the class. He was mentioning almost immediately what was written on the blackboard and asked his question in regards to what might diving be used for in terms of flying. Students began answering left and right, so she patiently waited for her to have a chance to answer raising her hand until it was her turn.
When her turn had arrived she answered, "Well Professor, in terms of diving, might it be useful to use this technique where perhaps a certain scenario there could be a flying creature attempting an attack?" Defensive maneuvers, you never knew what could be waiting to strike, always best to be on your guard. "As someone mentioned, certainly diving into some trees would be extremely helpful.." “Birds, Thestrals, Hippogriffs, yes. Diving can help you avoid their attack.” He was not too fond of creatures, so the thought of being attacked by them while flying was not appealing. “Do you mean hiding from the creatures in trees? Otherwise diving straight into an object like a tree can be dangerous.” Text Cut: Aboli Quote:
Originally Posted by kayquilz Diving?
They were learning to dive on a broom? Aboli regretted coming immediately. She knew had to apparate and had her license, thank you, so why had she even considered this class necessary?! Her heart was beating so rapidly from the nerves of even THINKING about diving on a broom.
Um.
She raised her hand. "To scare unsuspecting muggles. Sounds fun," she said with a firm nod. IF anyone were listening, that would sound good and ALSO ALSO it was neutral enough that in her heart of hearts, she didn't feel completely guilty about saying it aloud. Thirdly, though, it actually did sound kinda' fun. "You know, if the statute wasn't a thing." Which...if their new LEADERS of this school had anything to say about it, she was sure they did not believe in the statute.
Hadn't she really YELLED at Cambridge for saying anti-muggle stuff last term? Sure. But things had changed. And this wasn't necessarily ant-muggle, more...it could be TWISTED that way if she needed it to be for the sake of her survival. Uh. Aguilar was still finding it difficult to adjust to the new anti-Muggle ways. “Yes …?” was his safe, neutral reply. No offence to Aboli, but he hoped no one else paid attention to her answer, especially the younger students who could REALLY be influenced by all this indoctrination. Text Cut: Emmerson Quote:
Originally Posted by DaniDiNardo Hah. That was a joke, right? OF COURSE Emm was ready and rearing to let the Professor know the MOMENT her "allergies" got worse. They would get worst, too. If Mr. Aguilar thought the little girl was placated by the false concern, he had not been paying attention thus far.
For now, Emmerson nodded. "Will do, Sir."
Green eyes moved back to the large pool momentarily. Diving. Broom tricks. A pool of water. She already had a bad feeling about this but DID have an answer. When did they need to dive? Her hand shot up nearly immediately.
"When you happen to be sitting next to an idiot who actually thinks it's a good idea to provoke the hoodie wand slinging squad. You gotta get ready to dive real quick so you don't end up in the line of fire of the hex that everyone KNOWS is coming."
It was a pattern and she was a fast learner. It was why she no longer stood too close to certain people. She would survive this term. Well … she wasn’t wrong. “Another good example of dodging an attack,” he said, though he hoped the students would never have to be in the air with the hoodie wand slinging inquisitorial squad. They were threatening enough on the ground. Text Cut: Margaret Quote:
Originally Posted by Waddles Mamie was not really that concerned about her school broom, she truthfully grateful she could always use it as a scapegoat if she embarrassed herself flying in front of everybody. She wasn't sure why you'd need to dive outside of Quidditch, but she did some thinking, trying to get some ideas from other students' answers.
They all had very good ideas and Mamie had none.
Oh! She had it!
Mamie raised her hand. "Professor, if you're flying and there's a surprise bridge or a...Muggle communication wire that you didn't see soon enough, you might have to dive to avoid it," she said. “Yep. Again, you would have to make sure that Muggles do not see you when you dive.” He still felt uneasy saying this! Was the alliance listening and spying somewhere? Text Cut: Kinsay Quote:
Originally Posted by ArianaBlack Any and all disappointment (which was quite a lot at first) that Kinsay had felt over the prospect that they would not, in fact, be swimming today had quickly evaporated the moment their professor declared her talent to be impressive. She nodded her head vigorously because YES, REALLY! And smiled bashfully. ”Thanks.” Before scurrying off to find a place to stand.
Diving!
Kinsay raised her hand in the air.... Just before lowering it again. And then raising it again! ... And then lowering it again. And then raising again! ... And then lowering again. Everyone else had stolen ALL the answers her answers!! So she thought that maybe she'd keep her answers to herself this round.
Except. Actually maybe she did have an answer. So for what must have been the fifth or sixth time now, Kiz raised her hand again. Um. "Maybe if you're in a contest and need to show how well you can control your broom when you're flying." Kinsay wasn't so sure, but she offered her answer confidently anyway. That's half the battle.
He was about to call on Kinsay … before she lowered her hand. And then he almost called on her … but she lowered her hand again. Was she ready to answer now? “Possibly. Diving does require good control of the broomstick.” He was not aware if broom control contests existed. It sounded like it could be the magical equivalent for gymnastics. Text Cut: Heathcliff Quote:
Originally Posted by MadMadamMalfoy As the class began, Heath looked to Aguilar, hanging on to the man's every word with rapt attention. Not because he was particularly interested in the subject but because the lecture kept his mind off… other things going on in his life. So anyway, they were talking about diving, in the flying sense at least. That still didn't explain the diving boards or the pool, but whatever. If the professor didn't say, he probably didn't need to know what they were for yet.
There was only one reason Heath could think of in which he'd ever use diving: avoidance. Animals, objects, other people, you name it! Apparently he wasn't the only person who thought along those lines, as a lot of his classmates' scenarios were basically avoidance in one form or another. Was saying essentially the same thing really necessary? He didn't feel much like talking now. He didn't feel like getting injured or disfigured either, and he didn't trust those hooded guys not to appear out of nowhere and hex him for not speaking! So he raised his hand and kept his answer as short and to the point as possible. "Birds," he said. "You could dive to avoid them." A lot of these kids were bird lovers, weren’t they? “Yep, if they don’t dive to avoid you first.” Such inconsiderate birds … they never dive first. Text Cut: Aries Quote:
Originally Posted by Samia Surely no one will die in this class.
Aries had hope.
And despite the dismay, he was very excited about this class. Something about being in the air made Aries very happy.
Naturally then he had lots to say about flying and all things related when the professor posed his first question. His hands went up in the air and he could barely wait his turn before giving his answer, "this one time, I was up in the air, and I got into a fight with a bird, and he wouldn't move away from my face, so I tried diving toward the ground to dodge him but then I fell really hard" His life was really interesting outside of Hogwarts. This kid - Aries, not Atlas - was raising both hands, so he couldn’t not call on him. Aguilar chuckled as the boy finished his response. “That must have been painful. Hopefully you’ll learn how to dive without falling today.”
… What was his question, again? That was a very engaging story. Time to move on!
“You all have a good understanding of when it is necessary to dive while flying. Diving is, in a nutshell, the technique used to descend sharply. Easy definition, not so easy to accomplish. You can dive to avoid an object, creature, person or turbulent weather. You can dive to catch something, such as the Golden Snitch in a Quidditch match. Or you can dive just for the fun of it and show off your awesome broom handling skills at the same time. The Wronski Feint is a Quidditch tactic where a seeker dives suddenly to deceive the opposing seeker into following, then pulling up at the last second and leaving the unprepared seeker to crash.” He was surprised no one mentioned this - it was a popular, but controversial, seeker move.
“Other variations of diving include the D’Orazio dive and Dionysus dive, which involve jumping off of brooms and doing somersaults. They are performed by chasers to steal the Quaffle and score a goal respectively.” He tapped the blackboard with his wand as he spoke - the word “DIVING” was erased and multi-coloured lines and arrows appeared instead. They wiggled over the diagram to demonstrate each tactic that he described. “We will be focusing on the ah, normal diving manoeuvre in this lesson, known as ‘dive and pull up’. Some more questions before we begin practising: What are the risks associated with the dive and pull up? How can we perform this manoeuvre safely?” OOC: We will move on in 24 hours!
__________________  |